nontenancy

English

Etymology

non- +‎ tenancy

Noun

nontenancy (uncountable)

  1. Lack of tenancy; the state of being uninhabited.
    • 1975, Ornithological Society of New Zealand, Notornis, volume 22, page 265:
      A review of other known breeding stations of this subspecies suggests that breeding sites are subject to periods of nontenancy.
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